Are hackers targeting your association? The recent revelation that Chinese hackers penetrated the internal computer network of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) last summer should be a clarion call to all associations: They are coming for you.  The suspected...

What you need to know about Russia's 2020 election interference Last week, the director of national Intelligence (DNI), a Republican appointee, notified the House Intelligence Committee that Russia is indisputably tampering with the 2020 election similar to election interference in...

What it is the Surveillance Economy How do you feel about the fact that Facebook knows your weight, your height, your blood pressure, the dates of your menstrual cycle, when you have sex and maybe even whether you got pregnant?...

Small Business Cybersecurity Gone Terribly Wrong  On August 12, 2003, as I was just sitting down to a tea party with my daughters and their stuffed animals, the doorbell rang. Standing there when I opened the door was a special...

You're rushed to the hospital after a serious car accident. Doing her job, the admitting physician verifies your blood type prior to giving you a life-saving transfusion. But no one knows the hospital’s medical records have been hacked — but...

Rule #1: Technology is highly unpredictable when it's new & untested. And even worse when it's insecure. All of us have learned not to count on Technology Version 1.0 in mission critical situations. But it seems that Iowa and Pennsylvania didn't get...

(i.e., Cybercriminals read the same articles as cybersecurity experts) Oh how we love to predict the future. Who will win the next Super Bowl, Presidential Election, or Best in Show Pooch-a-thon following the Macy’s Day Parade? I’m frequently asked as...

Spinning Wildly on the Hampster Wheel of the Surveillance Economy You’re heading to the gym for a workout when you decide to surprise your coworkers with a treat. You search for the nearest bagel shop on your Google Maps app....

The New Frontier: How Science Fiction Distorts Our Next Move on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity It’s been 51 years since a computer named Hal terrorized astronauts in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.” And it’s been more than three decades...